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The 10 best DOS sci-fi games

The 10 best DOS sci-fi games, as the players of dos.games rate them. Fallout leads the list, ahead of Earth 2140 and DOOM.

Every game on the list plays in your browser, with nothing to install. The order comes from players' ratings and real play time, so it moves as people play.

Updated How the lists are ranked

  • 151DOS sci-fi games in the archive
  • 10 of 10Play in your browser
  • 3.6Score of #1, out of 5

  1. 1. Fallout

    1997 · Interplay Productions · Role-playing (RPG)

    3.61 rating

    Leave Vault 13 with a leather jacket, 10mm pistol, and 150 days to replace a failed Water Chip before your home dies of thirst in Interplay's 1997 RPG Fallout.

    Play now: FalloutAbout the game

  2. 2. Earth 2140

    1997 · TopWare Programmy Sp. z o.o. · Strategy / tactics

    3.61 rating

    It's the year 2140, earth is almost completely destroyed after numerous wars and environmental catastrophes, and the people primarily live underground.

    Play now: Earth 2140About the game

  3. 3. DOOM

    1993 · id Software, Inc. · Action

    3.61 rating

    The Union Aerospace Corporation has been experimenting with teleportation technology on Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos.

    Play now: DOOMAbout the game

  4. 4. Z

    1996 · The Bitmap Brothers · Strategy / tactics

    3.61 rating

    Z is a real-time strategy game in which you fight for control of the sectors, some of which contains manufactories that can gain you additional units.

    Play now: ZAbout the game

  6. 6. Cyberia

    1994 · Xatrix Entertainment · Action

    3.4No ratings yet

    In the year 2027, the world is controlled by two rival superpowers, the western-bloc Free World Alliance and the east-bloc Cartel.

    Play now: CyberiaAbout the game
Ranks 11–20

More great DOS sci-fi games

  1. Dune — playable in the browserVirgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. · Adventure · 1992Most played
    3.3
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activity2 players · 4m · capped at +0.50+0.12
    Score3.3

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open Dune
  2. DOOM 2D — playable in the browserPrikol Software · Action · 1996Most played
    3.3
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activity2 players · 3m · capped at +0.50+0.12
    Score3.3

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open DOOM 2D
  3. Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold — playable in the browserApogee Software, Ltd. · Action · 1993Most played
    3.3
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activity1 player · 21m · capped at +0.50+0.09
    Score3.3

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold
  4. Alien Rampage — playable in the browserSoftdisk Publishing · Action · 1996Often played
    3.3
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activity1 player · 11m · capped at +0.50+0.09
    Score3.3

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open Alien Rampage
  5. Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress — playable in the browserSierra On-Line, Inc. · Role-playing (RPG) · 1982Often played
    3.3
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activity1 player · 8m · capped at +0.50+0.08
    Score3.3

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress
  6. Strife — playable in the browserVelocity Inc. · Action · 1996Often played
    3.3
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activity1 player · 8m · capped at +0.50+0.08
    Score3.3

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open Strife
  7. Duke Nukem II — playable in the browserApogee Software, Ltd. · Action · 1993Often played
    3.3
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activity1 player · 8m · capped at +0.50+0.08
    Score3.3

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open Duke Nukem II
  8. Commander Keen 8: Dead in the Desert — playable in the browserFreeware · Action · 2009Often played
    3.3
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activity1 player · 6m · capped at +0.50+0.08
    Score3.3

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open Commander Keen 8: Dead in the Desert
  9. Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness — playable in the browserORIGIN Systems, Inc. · Role-playing (RPG) · 1987Often played
    3.3
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activity1 player · 6m · capped at +0.50+0.08
    Score3.3

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness
  10. Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty — playable in the browserVirgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. · Strategy / tactics · 1992Often played
    3.3
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activity1 player · 5m · capped at +0.50+0.08
    Score3.3

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty
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How Best DOS Games are ranked
What is the best DOS sci-fi game?

Fallout (1997, Interplay Productions) is the best DOS sci-fi game by our players' ratings, ahead of Earth 2140 and DOOM. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

Can I play these DOS sci-fi games online?

Yes. 10 of the games on this list play free in your browser on dos.games, with no download and no emulator to set up. Press Play on any of them; your progress can be saved.

How many DOS sci-fi games are there on dos.games?

151. This list ranks the best 10 in full and the next ones below them; the catalogue has every one, with filters for year, studio and more.

Which year had the most great DOS sci-fi games?

1997. 2 of the games on this list came out that year: Fallout and Earth 2140.

How is this list ranked?

With the same score as our Best DOS Games ranking: players' ratings, pulled toward the archive's own rating while a game has few of them, plus a small bonus for the games people actually keep playing. No editor and no sponsor decides a place.